phosphate

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
2. Any fertiliser containing phosphate compounds.
3. Guano (containing high levels of phosphates and harvested for the fertiliser industry).
4. (US, dated, regional) A carbonated soft drink containing phosphoric acid, often flavored with a fruit-based syrup.

Verb

To treat or coat with a phosphate or phosphoric acid.

Conceptes

fosfat

Sinònims

orthophosphate

inorganic phosphate

phosphorescence

phosphoric fertilizer

phosphoric manure

Traduccions

phosphate

fosfato

fosfato

fosfato

Phosphat

fosfaat

fosfat

φωσφορικό άλας

فوسفات

فسفات

fosfatos

fosfatlı suni gübre

الفوسفات

fosforik asit tuzu

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈfɒsfeɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From French phosphate. By surface analysis, phosphoric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).